Western bluebill
Species of bird
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The western bluebill (Spermophaga haematina) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa.[2] It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 1,900,000 km2.
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| Western bluebill | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Spermophaga |
| Species: | S. haematina |
| Binomial name | |
| Spermophaga haematina (Vieillot, 1807) | |
It is native to the Guineo-Congolian region, as well as the Jos Plateau and from western Gambia to Guinea Bissau.
The IUCN has classified the species as being of least concern.[3]
The male of this species has a red tipped blue bill, and red flanks from the chin to the breast. They also have a characteristic white-blue eye ring. The female has a blue bill with not as much red at the tip, and face color of either black, washed red or maroon.[4]
